What are you thankful for?

[galadriel88]

Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving (US), I thought it would be nice for us to make a list of the the things we are thankful for. This can be serious or silly, whatever you feel like. Have fun, and happy Thanksgiving!! :)

1. Freedoms
2. My family
3. Salvation
4. Friends
5. The Brave Little Hobbits ;)
6. Entmoot!!
7. Health
8. My school
9. Tolkien's imagination
10. Food, shelter, & clothing

[jerseydevil]

Instead of starting a new thread - I figured I'd just expand galadriel88's question.

Since my mother had died the week before Thanksgiving (Nov 20th) - it doesn't really have the same meaning that it once did. That wasn't the greatest Thanksgiving - that's for sure. But I've still had fun during Thanksgiving - such as having a back stage pass 2 years ago at the Macy's Day Parade.

I was wondering what type of things people do for Thanksgiving. This year I'm just spending it by myself. I have a turkey I'll cook, homemade mashed potatoes and gravy and my mother's recipe for stuffing. When I was little we used to always go over to my grandmothers and spend it there.

[Miranda]

Firstly happy Thanksgiving to all those in America!!!! What am I thankful for...hmm?
1. My best friend Jerri, she'd the most amazing person on earth who shares my love of Tolkien and helps me through everything.
2. My family- I love them all (even if my little brother did dislocate my wrist the other day)
3. My dance, drama, music teachers etc who help me with my career.
4. My talents as a performer and a writer (does that sound pretentious?)
5. Tolkien and Newline.
6. The Moot- oh the friends I've made.
7. The chance to make my own way in the world now I'm an adult and really make a difference to myself and others.

That about covers it unless you want me to launch into an oscar style-y speech. Mx

[jerseydevil]

Oh - and I'm happy that I live in America and not the Middle East.

[Elven Archer]

well since there's soooo much i'm thankful for i'm only gonna name some of the stuff.

1. having a big family that's all gonna be together for thanksgiving,well at least the imediate family.
2. having a nation wide day set aside for giving thanks.
3.living in that nation.
4.having a home,lots of land, a good guard dog,and clothes
5.freedom, well not as much as it used to be but it's still a lot more than other countries.
6.and i'm really thankful that bob riley beat don siegelman and that the GOP outnumber the dem. ( i think that's right anyway)
i think that's all i'm gonna say for now.I was wondering what type of things people do for Thanksgiving. well my family has hardly any family traditions,so every year Christmas and Thanksgiving are always different. but my brother and his wife just bought a house, so this year my other brother and sister are coming to our house today and then tomorrow we're all going over to my brother and sister-in-law's house in TN.

[Sween]

Originally posted by jerseydevil
Oh - and I'm happy that I live in America and not the Middle East.

im happy im not american

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Sween
im happy im not american
Believe me - the feeling is mutual. :D

Obviously we're happy we're not British - since we actually had a revolution to overthrow the British government here. So I'm happy that we had the Revolution and we WON.

[Sween]

Originally posted by jerseydevil
Believe me - the feeling is mutual. :D

Obviously we're happy we're not British - since we actually had a revolution to overthrow the British government here. So I'm happy that we had the Revolution and we WON.

wondred how long it would take for you to respond to that one. We let you win you know didnt want your country we have foresight you see and we saw people from the south and decided that we best leave them be :p

[Duddun]

THats not very nice Sween!
Im thankful for:
1)Food and shelter
2)My friends
3)Entmoot
4)Everything I have
5)Freedom
I will think of more but that is some of them.

[Coney]

Originally posted by Sween
wondred how long it would take for you to respond to that one. We let you win you know didnt want your country we have foresight you see and we saw people from the south and decided that we best leave them be :p

Yeah we decided to create an empire instead;)

Happy turkey gobbling folks!!:D

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Coney
Yeah we decided to create an empire instead;)

Happy turkey gobbling folks!!:D
Thanks for the Thanksgiving wish.

I should point out that losing the America's was the beginning of the downfall of the British Empire not the beginning of getting one. :)

Originally posted by Sween
we saw people from the south and decided that we best leave them be

Yeah - I guess that's why you were supporting the south during the Civil War.:rolleyes:

[Coney]

Originally posted by jerseydevil
Thanks for the Thanksgiving wish.

I should point out that losing the America's was the beginning of the downfall of the British Empire not the beginning of getting one. :)

YW:D ...........I was thinking more of the Victorian era than good old Mad King George:D

Anyhow, as I'm here.

THINGS I'M THANKFULL FOR.

Beer
Sex
Chips with gravy
Money
Prime Ministers Question Time.......the best laugh on UK televison at the mo':D

Nuff' said;)

[Silverstripe]

Originally posted by Sween
wondred how long it would take for you to respond to that one. We let you win you know didnt want your country we have foresight you see and we saw people from the south and decided that we best leave them be :p

Let's not start that argument up again. It's over 200 years old! :rolleyes:

[Khamûl]

Jeez, we can't even have a nice Thanksgiving thread without arguing. Oh well, I've never known a family that got along all the time.:D Happy Turkey Day everyone!

[Erawyn]

So much, and of course most of things i complain about i should be thankful for:rolleyes:
1. my best friend Katie, who is the most amazing person i've ever met (even though she thought Eowyn died:p )
2. My parents, even though they piss me off constantly, they are so much better than most of my friend's parents...
3. Horses
4. Lora for getting me TTT tickets for the 19th and my mom for letting me skip school to go see it
5. my freezing cold room (at least i have one!)
6. my gross ghetto school (again, at least i have the chance to go)
7. books
8. latkes (yum!)
....

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Khamûl
Jeez, we can't even have a nice Thanksgiving thread without arguing. Oh well, I've never known a family that got along all the time.:D Happy Turkey Day everyone!
The brits started it. :D

[Duddun]

Can't we all just get along, the two countries are allied! Were not in war with eachother!:rolleyes:

[Hasty Ent]

I am thankful for:

1 an interesting job I love, although I earn just enough to barely make ends meet
2 a supportive family, given #1
3 friends that share my passions and stimulate me to develop new ones
4 all the creative people in the world making art, music and literature that challenges me and enriches my life
5 food, shelter and health so I can enjoy #1-4

What am I doing tomorrow?

bringing a pie and some wonderful wine to share with friends and family

I guess I should add two more things I'm thankful for -- Thanksgiving is at someone else's home and I don't have to cook the turkey, only bake a pie!!:cool:

[Duddun]

What I'm doing tomorrow:
I am going to sit around and moot and bake lots of pies for my BIG TUMMY! And maybe a few pies for everyone else.:D Then go to my Grandparents and eat gobble gobbles!YUM...Yum...*licks lips*:D

[katya]

im thankful for the normal stuff

food
family
shelter
etc.

for thanksgiving, (which I celebrated a day early) i had dinner with my aunt rosebud and my mom and my brother. since i am a vegetarian i had soy turkey. it was pretty good. we had some sparkling grape juice too since my mom wont let me have more than a glass of real wine. and i had a half day at school. tomorrow we are going to sault ste marie ontario. shopping. exchange rates are my friend :) .

[crickhollow]

I'm thankful for my family. cliche, I know, but it's really been driven home to me the last few weeks what a blessing they really are.
-Mom's home cooking (I'm really a decent cook, but mom's cooking beats all)
-school. Icomplain about it so often, but I'm paying a lot of money to be here, and my parents are helping me pay for tuition--a huge blessing!
-I have more, but that last one reminded me of that paper that I haven't finished yet...

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all

oh yeah--the Relatives are coming over this year, but not very many of them, so it will be a nice, smalll bunch. My sis and I will drive down after my morning class

[Lizra]

I'm thankful for EVERYTHING! It's not much, but I sure do appreciate everything I have. Things are hard to come by!

I'm thankful....
1. to be a modern woman, in a free country

2. for modern medicine, and all the appliances and utilities that make my life so much easier than the women of old.

3. birth control, if I had any more than two kids, I would permanently lose it! (now it's just temporary!)

4. my husband, the most wonderful person in the world

5. I'm Thankful I'm not having Thanksgiving at my house this year!

[cassiopeia]

I grumble about a lot of things, but I really am grateful for:

*Living in a free country like Australia, barely touched by war or strife.

*Living in a society where women can get an education and vote.

*My parents who pay for me to learn at university (and everything else!)

*JRR Tolkien for writing the greatest novel of all.

*Having things like a computer, TV, the internet, good food to eat, CD's and books to make life pleasant.

*Peter Jackson for letting Viggo be Aragorn instead of Stuart Townsend. :D

I was being all serious 'till the last one. :) Happy thanksgiving Americans! I don't know much about it, but I know you have turkey. Have fun!

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by cassiopeia
Happy thanksgiving Americans! I don't know much about it, but I know you have turkey. Have fun!
Here are some sites about the holiday -

Thanksgiving: Traditions and History (http://wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm)
An American Thanksgiving (http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/)
Thanksgiving on the Net (http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/)
The Truth About the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving (http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/thanksgiving.htm)
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING(Pilgrim Hall Museum) (http://www.pilgrimhall.org/f_thanks.htm)

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (http://www.macysparade.com/)

[BeardofPants]

I'm thankful I'm not a turkey.

[Coney]

Originally posted by BeardofPants
I'm thankful I'm not a turkey.

LOL:D .........makes two of us;)

Erm, do the native americans celebrate thanksgiving as well?:confused:

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Coney
LOL:D .........makes two of us;)

Erm, do the native americans celebrate thanksgiving as well?:confused:
Yes my friend Trish who is Indian celebrates Thanksgiving too. Now that she lives on Six Nation Indian Reserve again though in Canada - she celebrates it in October. And it is celebrated on the reserve.

[Coney]

Originally posted by jerseydevil
Yes my friend Trish who is Indian celebrates Thanksgiving too. Now that she lives on Six Nation Indian Reserve again though in Canada - she celebrates it in October. And it is celebrated on the reserve.

TY for the info:)

I was only wondering as I've yet to see a N.American celebrating Thanksgiving in the US.........ah well, back to the power of media again:rolleyes: .........must have been a right ho-down on the reservations tho;)

[Eruviel Greenleaf]

i'm thankful that i can go to a good college and my parents are nice enough to pay for most of it, and that i go to school close enough to home that i can be at home for thanksgiving...though admittedly more so i can see my friends than for the 'holiday itself...i've never been big on thanksgiving, really. far from my favourite holiday though i am quite thankful for having a few days off school. even though i'm greatful for my wonderful education i do need a break sometimes! :) and i'm thankful there's a working computer at home so i can post on entmoot :D

i'm thankful i have three grandparents who are still alive and pretty much healthy. furthermore, i am thankful my grandmother got to the hospital quickly enough this summer when she had a heart attack and i am very thankful she is alive and healthy again today and that i'll probably get to see her in march.

tomorrow i think we'll just have some people over and do lots of cooking and i'll be rather bored and get annoyed at everyone as usual :)
and i'll get to spend some time with my brother, which can be nice.

[Sween]

Originally posted by jerseydevil
The brits started it. :D

oh dear me thats what my gf little nephew says when i get him into trouble :p .

i myself am very thankfull for

My lovely gf

My lovely local pub

My lovely locals pubs beer supplier

My lovely local pizza and donna kebab shop

Easily wound up americans from new jersey

Football and any other sport that takes my mind off work

the other thing that takes my mind off work :p

Christmas wooo hoo god may suck but christmas rocks

Lock ins

[Khadrane]

1. God
2. Family
3. Friends
4. Tolkien's books
5. House/clothes/car
6. Books in general
7. That I can go to a Christian school
8. Entmoot

[Lief Erikson]

The Lord! Thanksgiving! Fencing! Delightful family! A brilliant father (I love to boast about him ;))! Living in America! Writing skill! Entertainment too :D. Always entertainment :D:D:D.

Splendid taste (A severe egotistical tang in me, I'm afraid), Hypercard (Me and my brothers make computer games using an old fashioned computer technology called Hypercard), having a mother that loves art. She decorates our walls with beautiful paintings that she made, and me and my brothers and sisters have inherited a drawing ability from her. My brothers and I don't develop ours as deeply as we could, but we make good use of it, as the thousands of paper drawn, colored in and cut out figures that we have can bear witness ;).

Oh my goodness, I can't believe I almost forgot this one: Having a mother that's also an incredible cook! She doesn't do it for a profession or anything, but me and my family are incredibly spoiled by her talent :D.

A beautiful house! We underwent mold remediation and our old house has been torn down to give way to a newer one, and it is truly beautiful. I suppose it's even worth the hours of moving furniture, tearing down wallpaper, etc. that we had to do to get it looking that way :rolleyes: .

More refrigerator space! Chocolate! My parents homeschool us, so we're blessed in that way too!

[Elenka]

Elenka is thankful for...
~All her very bestest friends, including Laurelyn
~Her pony
~Her cat
~her family
~her computer and internet
~her books
~Entmoot!

[galadriel88]

11. Not having to fear for my life
12. Having true friends who really care
13. A caring, loving family
14. The unnecessary, earthly blessings that make my life so much fun
15. Being able to look out my window and see great natural beauty
16. People who are patient!
17. Freedom to worship God without fear of an oppressive gov't.
18. Christ's love for me and the rest of the world
19. The power of prayer
20. The ability to be content at the mo
21. Being able to worry about trivial matters, because it means that I don't have to worry about major things like whether or not I'm going to be shot when I walk out my door
22. Being able to eat not just what I can find, but what tastes good, and eating till I'm full
23. Two loving parents who are comitted to my welfare and helping me grow in the Lord

Today I am at my grandparents' house. Some of my extended family is here, and my grandparents have invited two men from church who woud have been alone today to come share with us. We'll be eating in a few minutes. Right now I am quite content and happy. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone, and God bless! :)

[The Lady of Ithilien]

I am thankful:
- to be alive;
- to have my cat, Archie, for six years now, and he's in great health;
- to have a delicious home-made cherry pie in the oven right now - yum!;
- to live in America.

Er, the pie kind of sums up one of the most important things I do on Thanksgiving Day. :D

Am sorry to hear about your mom. Such things do give us a deeper perspective on what thanksgiving can really mean -- how can we possibly really understand it without loss, first?

[Renille]

I'm thankful ...

for friends, family, God, home, food, sleep, all the wonderful basics

that my mom let me have over 15 minutes on the moot! (Maybe this can change into something PERMANENT! *I hope, I hope...*)

My education!

The chance to someday fufill my doctor-dream!

For being short...you see the world in a whole new perspective

For being happy!

AND FOR ENTMOOT AND TOLKIEN IN GENERAL!! YAY!